Peer Mentors with Hopeful Hearts

June 4, 2025

When Landing, New Jersey mom Alyssa Adonis’ 9-year-old son Matthew was diagnosed with a rare brain cancer, her family felt overwhelmed and alone. Alyssa is using her experience to help others as one of the first Peer Mentors with Hopeful Hearts, a new national program from Chester-based Cancer Hope Network. Alyssa Adonis and Beth Blakey join the show to dicuss the new program.

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Sean Thrunk
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Sean Thrunk is an award-winning multi-media journalist and graduate of Montclair State University.
He serves as ONNJ’s main editor and as a news producer for ONNJ Mornings with Ken Rosato!